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Article 15.
Page numbering principle:
1.
The pages before the text are to be numbered sequentially in Roman numerals
(lower case) as i, ii, iii… etc.
2.
The first page of the text through the "Appendix" pages are to be numbered
sequentially in Arabic numerals as 1, 2, 3…. etc. and center-aligned.
Article 16.
Table/figure references:
For figures/tables extracted from the literature their source must be indicated below the
figure within the text.
Article 17.
References
1.
Cited Chinese/English books: Must include author, year published, title, version,
location, publisher and page number.
2.
Cited Chinese/English periodicals: Must include author, title of article, title of
periodical, volume, issue, date published and page.
3.
The format for all references must be standardized. The department/institute should
refer to the academic format used by convention and standardize their citation format
(such as APA, MLA, Chicago etc.) for all theses and dissertations; alternatively, the
department may provide up to 5 different academic periodicals and allow the student
to select one as the format for references.
Article 18.
Front/Back cover: The thesis or dissertation should be bounded as a book. Each college
must select a solid color for the cover face of the thesis/dissertation and notify all of its
departments/institutes to adopt the color.
Article 19.
Thesis/dissertation submission
1.
A student leaving the university upon graduation should submit at least 3 identical
copies of their thesis/dissertation. One copy goes to the Office of the Library and
Information Services (hardback or paperback according to library requirements) for
the university collection, one copy goes to the Registration Division (paperback) to
be forwarded to the National Central Library for collection, and one copy is
retained by the department/institute (hardback or paperback according to
department/institute regulations) for reference.
2.
The department, institute and degree program may ask for additional copies or an
English version.